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The Mukesh Ambani-controlled India’s youngest telecom operator gained nearly seven percentage points of revenue market share from Vodafone-Idea Cellular since it started reporting its financials in the quarter ended June 2017, according to data compiled by BloombergQuint. Reliance Jio gained two percentage points from Bharti Airtel Ltd. during the period.

The revenue market share is calculated based on the adjusted gross revenue—factoring in interconnect usage charges and other deductions—provided by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. It includes national long-distance revenue.

The telecom sector’s adjusted gross revenue rose the first time in three quarters during April-June. The growth was led by Reliance Jio’s 14 percent increase while its major rivals reported a drop.

Excluding national long-distance revenue, Reliance Jio’s revenue market share stands at 30 percent – the highest in the industry. That’s because unlike its peers, Reliance Jio hardly assigns any value to national long-distance revenues as it is a data-driven network.